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T. BREEN.

CURTAIN FIXTURE. No. 275,351. Patent-ed Apr. 10,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS BREEN, OF KNOWLTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,351, dated April10, 1883.

Application filed April 22, 1882.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS BREEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Knowlton, in the county of Delaware and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow Curtain Hangings, of which the following is a specification,reference being bad therein to the ac companying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in window-curtain hangings; andit consists in the weights A, secured to the axis of the curtain-rollerby the cords or soft wires, the springs K, the cord B, and tassel G, andbrackets b, and in the method of securing the curtain to its rollers,substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation. Fig.2 is a sideelevation, and Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views.

B represents a window-curtain which winds upon its roller A. This rollerhas rigidly secured theieto, at each end thereof, a metallic pin, 1),having a thin disk-shaped head, 1), each disk-head forming a flange toserve as a guide for the cord or wire a, to which the weightsA aresuspended. The diameter of pins b and bis much less than that of theroller on which the curtain is wound, as shown in Fig. 3, and hence theweights ascend and descend but a short distance in elevating andlowering the window -curtain and winding and unwinding cords a and a.The window-curtain is, as usual, provided with a roller, A, and apendent curtain-rod, C; but for attaching the ends of the curtain tothis roller and pendent rod a longitudinal slot, S, is. provided ineach, and the end of the curtain caused to encircle metallic rods S,which are then compressed into the slots, thereby. rigidly securing thecurtain at either end. The metallic rods as inserted in these slots areplainly shown in Fig. 3. The pendent roller is provided with the hooksd, to which lace or other ornamental curtain trimming may be removablysecured. The axis of the curtain-roller has its hearings in the bracketsb b, as more (No model.)

fully shown in Fig. 4, and these brackets also have rigidly securedthereto the metallic springs K, which are curved at h to partiallyencircle the axis of the curtain-roller, which axis it presses against,and by the friction thus caused balances the curtain against the pondentweights A and A, and thus prevents the weights from descending and thecurtain being wound up on its roller.

The balancing-cord D is secured to the curtain-rod by means of thescrew-rings f f, and to this balancing-cord is attached the cord andtassel G, which is passed over the top of the curtain and brought downon the side next the window. The loose tassel G has provided in the headthereof a suitable orifice, through which projects the cord B, and thiscord, in continuation, passes up vertically through the center of thetassel G. Hence it will be observed that the tassel G slides freely onthis cord and always occupies the same position.

The pendent weights A and A areadjusted as to the amount of their weightwith special relation to the weight of the curtain, and also withrelation to the force of the springs K, whose friction prevents thecurtain from descending; and they are also adjusted in such manner thatbut a very slight force applied to the tassel G will cause it to ascend,and an equally slight force applied to it will cause it to descend, asthe tassel-cord G, when pulled down, not onlylil'ts the weight of thecurtain, but by its friction at the top of the curtain over which itpasses causes the curtain-roller to rotate, and thus winds up thecurtain.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the roller A, the pendent weights A, brackets 1),pins b, springs K, and cord and tassel G, substantially as shown, andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

' THOMAS BREEN. Witnesses:

THOMAS W. FOWLER, GEo. R. HERRIOK.

